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Authorities identify one of three people found in submerged vehicle in Weiss Lake

Times Staff Report

Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 11:35 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 6:07 p.m.

One of the three bodies discovered Thursday in Weiss Lake has been identified, according to a release by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner Broderick Smith.

Authorities identified Bobby DeWayne Hyatt, 41, Piedmont, as one of two men found in the upside-down, submerged vehicle. The bodies were sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for autopsy and assistance in the identification process.

The other man and a woman have not been identified. Additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

<p>One of the three bodies discovered Thursday in Weiss Lake has been identified, according to a release by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Coroner Broderick Smith.</p><p>Authorities identified Bobby DeWayne Hyatt, 41, Piedmont, as one of two men found in the upside-down, submerged vehicle. The bodies were sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for autopsy and assistance in the identification process.</p><p>The other man and a woman have not been identified. Additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.</p>